Passmore or Pasmore family of North Molton, Devon

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3. Bapt 8 Apr 1731 North Molton s/o Richard & Mary

This Philip Pasmore's marriage is:

D. 5 Jan 1768 North Molton to Diana Hulford (bachelor - could sign)


Both were single and both could sign. The witnesses were John Passmore (could sign) and William Hulford (signed x)

Their children were: Richard 1768, Philip 1770, John 1774, Mary 1777, Jonathan 1779, Chardon 1782, Robert 1784, Philip 1789.

He was buried at North Molton on 4 October 1795 as 'Philip Pasmore (64) Memoram He was Clarke of this Parish 19 years'.

His age at burial confirms he was the Philip baptised in 1731.

He must have become parish clerk in 1776.

His signature at his marriage can be identified as also witnessing many other marriages in the registers of North Molton through his role as clerk.

He witnessed marriages E in 1770 (his first cousin) and G in 1784, although on G Philip is spelt with two Ls.

He also witnessed many other marriages as 'P. Pasmore'.

He was the grandson of 1 and father of 10 and 14.

His wife was buried as Dinah Passmore aged 49 on 18 November 1796.

Marriage J in 1792 is therefore not his and the signature there can be seen to be different.

He is named with his father Richard on this 1744 lease as aged 12:

North Devon Record Office
B1162/15/3
Lease for 99 years or three lives, 1744
Repository   
1. Sir Richard Warwick Bampfylde of Poltimore, baronet
2. Richard Passmore of North Molton, tailor
Premises: A tenement in North Molton
Consideration: £7
Lives: John Passmore ages 64; Richard Pasmore aged 42; Philip Passmore aged 12
25 March

I assume this was perhaps connected to the death in 1743 of his grandfather, Philip Pasmore 1.

I assume John Pasmore aged 64 (so born c1680) is a younger brother of 1 and so Richard's uncle and this Philip's great uncle, but this needs to be checked.

His widow's burial entry on 18 November 1796 at North Molton reads, 'Dinah Pasmore (The Clark's Widow) 49' which confirms that it was the Philip Pasmore baptised in 1731 and died in 1795 who married in 1768.

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There are 19 Philip Passmore|Pasmore baptisms between 1672 and 1811 I have found who are associated with North Molton.

18 took place in North Molton and 1 in Alwington.

They are:

1. Bapt 16 Feb 1672 North Molton s/o Richard & Mary

2. Bapt 1 Nov 1702 North Molton s/o Philip & Jone

3. Bapt 8 Apr 1731 North Molton s/o Richard & Mary

4. Bapt 11 Feb 1735 North Molton s/o Philip & Elizabeth

5. Bapt 31 Aug 1742 North Molton s/o Henry & Sarah

6. Bapt 2 Sep 1747 North Molton s/o Henry & Sarah

7. Bapt 17 Dec 1760 North Molton s/o John & Catherine

8. Bapt 10 Feb 1762 North Molton s/o John & Mary (sometimes incorrectly transcribed as 1761)

9. Bapt 9 Jan 1763 Alwington s/o Richard & Susannah

10. Bapt 15 Dec 1770 North Molton s/o Philip & Diana

11. Bapt 15 Dec 1770 North Molton s/o Philip & Margaret

12. Bapt 20 Apr 1772 North Molton s/o Philip & Margaret

13. Bapt 28 Jul 1788 North Molton s/o John & Mary

14. Bapt 18 Oct 1789 North Molton s/o Philip & Dinah

15. Bapt 6 Mar 1791 North Molton s/o John & Grace

16. Bapt 6 Dec 1797 North Molton s/o William & Mary

17. Bapt 7 Nov 1798 North Molton s/o Philip & Catherine

18. Bapt 11 Oct 1801 North Molton s/o John & Grace

19. Bapt 25 Sep 1811 North Molton s/o Philip & Elizabeth

I have identified 3 more Philip Pasmore baptisms so am adding them in here and so the above Philip Pasmores are renumbered from the above listed number 7.

There are 22 Philip Passmore|Pasmore baptisms between 1672 and 1811 I have found who are associated with North Molton or the very close area.

18 took place in North Molton and 1 in Alwington.

They are:

1. Bapt 16 Feb 1672 North Molton s/o Richard & Mary

2. Bapt 1 Nov 1702 North Molton s/o Philip & Jone

3. Bapt 8 Apr 1731 North Molton s/o Richard & Mary

4. Bapt 11 Feb 1735 North Molton s/o Philip & Elizabeth

5. Bapt 31 Aug 1742 North Molton s/o Henry & Sarah

6. Bapt 2 Sep 1747 North Molton s/o Henry & Sarah

7. Bapt 14 Mar 1756 Morchard Bishop s/o William & Elizabeth

8. Bapt 17 Dec 1760 North Molton s/o John & Catherine

9. Bapt 10 Feb 1762 North Molton s/o John & Mary (sometimes incorrectly transcribed as 1761)

10. Bapt 9 Jan 1763 Alwington s/o Richard & Susannah

11. Bapt 15 Dec 1770 North Molton s/o Philip & Diana

12. Bapt 15 Dec 1770 North Molton s/o Philip & Margaret

13. Bapt 20 Apr 1772 North Molton s/o Philip & Margaret

14. Bapt 28 Jul 1788 North Molton s/o John & Mary

15. Bapt 18 Oct 1789 North Molton s/o Philip & Dinah

16. Bapt 6 Mar 1791 North Molton s/o John & Grace

17. Bapt 19 Feb 1797 North Molton s/o John & Mary

18. Bapt 14 May 1797 North Molton s/o John & Grace

19. Bapt 6 Dec 1797 North Molton s/o William & Mary

20. Bapt 7 Nov 1798 North Molton s/o Philip & Catherine

21. Bapt 11 Oct 1801 North Molton s/o John & Grace

22. Bapt 25 Sep 1811 North Molton s/o Philip & Elizabeth 

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1. Bapt 16 Feb 1672 North Molton s/o Richard & Mary

This Philip Pasmore's marriage is:

A. 5 May 1700 North Molton to Jone Abbot

They had the following children: Richard 1700, Philip 1702, Joan 1703, John 1706, Robert 1708, Mary 1711 & Henry 1714.

He was the father of the Philip Pasmore I have numbered 2 and was the grandfather of the Philip Pasmores I have numbered 3, 4, 5 and 6.

He is presumably the Philip Passmore buried at North Molton on 5 September 1743.

The Devon will index has a Philip Pasmore of North Molton, but Devon wills were detroyed in WWII.

An online family tree on ancestry created by Stephen Bridge has Joan Abbott as Joan Dee who on 16 Feb 1698 Richard Abbott of Bishop's Nympton at North Molton. I have not double checked this as yet.

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4. Bapt 11 Feb 1735 North Molton s/o Philip & Elizabeth


This Philip Pasmore's marriages are:

C. 21 Mar 1764 Cutcombe, Somerset, to Joane Pasmore (bachelor - could sign)

Married by licence which states both were single and he could sign. The licence was made with Michael Burgess.

His age was recorded on the licence as 27 (so born c1736/7) and she was 23 (born c1740/1).This confirms he was the Philip born in 1735.

The licence seems to be dated 26 March 1764 and the marriage in the register 21 March 1764 so need to check this.

His occupation is listed as a woolcomber. On 4 July 1772 a Grace Hayden was apprenticed to Philip Pasmore, woolcomber.

According to an online tree their children were: John 1764 & Christian 1767. This needs to be checked.

E. 9 Sep 1770 North Molton to Margaret Kingdon (widower - could sign)

He was a widower, she was a spinster. He could sign and she signed x. The witnesses were Michael Burgess (could sign) and Philip Pasmore (no. 3, his first cousin).

This was the same Michael Burgess he made his marriage licence with for his 1764 first marriage. He presumably named two sons after this man.

The signature on this marriage is the same as the 1764 marriage showing this is the same man.

According to an online tree their children were: Philip 1770, Philip 1772, William 1774, Elizabeth 1777, Margaret 1780, Robert 1782, Richard 1783, Michael 1785 & Peter 1787. This needs to be checked.

He was buried on 16 March 1804 at North Molton as 'Philip Pasmore 69' showing he was the one baptised in 1735.

A will for Philip Pasmore is in the Devon Will Index for 1804. This will however does not survive.

He was the grandson of 1, son of 2 and father of 11 and 12.

He is presumably the Philip Pasmore named in North Devon Record Office documents:

2309B/0/T/48/2(a): Lease for lives 1. Sir Charles W. Bampfylde of Poltimore 2. Philip Pasmore of North Molton, woolcomber, 1780.

2309B/0/T/48/2(b): Assignment of lease 1. Philip Passmore 2. William Passmore, his son, 1797.

The son must be the William baptised in 1774. The woolcomber occupation matches that on Philip's 1764 marriage licence and the Philip Pasmore baptised in 1731 was dead by 1797, so this must be the one baptised in 1735.

He must also be the Philip in this 1794 document, although if so a Richard Pasmore born c1776 needs to be added to his children.

North Devon Record Office B1162/15/8
Counterpart Lease for 99 years or three lives, 1794
1. Sir Charles Warwick Bampfylde of Poltimore, baronet
2. John Fownes Luttrell of Dunster Castle in Somerset, esq.
3. Philip Passmore of North Molton, woolcomber
Premises: Plot of ground - part of the Manor of North Molton
Consideration: £8
Lives: Philip Passmore; his sons Philip Passmore aged 20 and Richard Passmore aged 16
10 July 34 George III

The 1792 marriage [J] of a widower Philip Pasmore I was unsure of at first as the signature on this marriage does not match any of the marriages or witnesses that came before it. The same signature however appears as a witness on the 1801 marriage of Philip Pasmore and Elizabeth Slader [K].

However having now found the following document regarding this Philip's will:

The National Archives, Kew
IR 26/337/380
Abstract of Will of Philip Passmore, Woolcomber of North Molton, Devon. Proved in the Court of Exeter.
Date:    July 30 1804

This names his three children and wife as Elizabeth and this confirms that the following third marriage was his:

J. 12 Nov 1792 North Molton to Elizabeth Radford (widower - could sign)

The marriage was by licence and he was described as being a clothier and a widower. He could sign and she could not. Unlike the signatures on his 1764 and 1770 marriages, he now signed his surname with two Ss (Passmore), whereas in 1764 and 1770 he signed as 'Pasmore'. The capital Ps are also different.

The extract of his will contained in the above mentioned IR 26/337/380 contains the following:

Date of the Probate and Sum sworn to:
1804 July 30th under 600£

Name and Description of the Testator or Intestate:
Philip Passmore late of North Molton Woolcomber

Names and Places of Abode of the Executors or Administrators:
Philip Passmore of the same his son

Names of the Legatees, distinguishing the Residuary Legatee/Degree of Relationship/Account of the several Legacies, and Annuities, and Form of the Requests, particularly of the Residue:
Elizabeth Passmore - Wife - Six Pounds and ten shillings per year during her life payable out of Rackapark
Christian Kingdon - Daughter - The House & Garden she lived in
Robert Passmore - Son - Three Dwelling Houses and Garden with Fifty Pounds
Phillip Passmore, Residuary Legatee - Son - All the rest & residue of his Personal Estate Goods & Chattels he gave to his said son Phillip Passmore and appointed him sole Executor.

As only his children Christian born 1767, Philip born 1772 and Robert born 1782 are named in his will, presumably these are the only children who outlived him.

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7. Bapt 14 Mar 1756 Morchard Bishop s/o William & Elizabeth

This Philip Pasmore was not born in North Molton and I have no evidence he lived there. However Morchard Bishop is 18 miles from North Molton. Also his burial appears to have taken place at Molland, just 5.7 miles from North Molton.

His parents were William Passmore and Elizabeth Smith who married at Morchard Bishop in 1747.

He is assumed to have been the Philip Pasmore who married Anne Stribling at Morchard Bishop on 1 January 1781.

They had the following children at Morchard Bishop: Betty 1781, William 1784, Anne 1787, Thomazin 1790, Eleanor 1793, Philip 1796, George 1799.

I have been unable to see an image of the marriage to see if he could sign or not. However the baptism of Thomazin at Morchard Bishop on 11 April 1790 shows this he is not the Philip who married Anne Watts in North Molton on 1789. The latter couple had a son baptised in June 1789 and buried December 1790, both in North Molton.

A Philip Pasmore was buried 23 May 1813 at Molland aged 57 so born c1755/6. This age matches this Philip, but could also be one of the Philip Pasmores who married in North Molton in 1784, 1785 or 1789 [G, H & I].

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8. Bapt 17 Dec 1760 North Molton s/o John & Catherine

The parish registers do not have the burial of a Philip Pasmore as a child for either this Philip or Philip number 9 baptised in 1762. Both therefore seem to have lived to adulthood.

The age of the Philip Pasmore on the 1841 census and his age at death seem to identify 9 as dying in 1843 (discussed below), therefore which of the 2 marriages in 1785 and 1789 [G & I] are this Philip's?

What is known is that the Philip who married Catherine Painter in 1784 [marriage G] had children with her from 1784 to 1798. He therefore cannot be the same as the Philip who married Ann Watts in 1789 [marriage I].

Furthermore, the Philip who married Mary Watkins in South Molton in 1785 is known from a settlement record (discussed below) to have been alive in 1793 along with his named wife and daughter.

It is therefore clear that the 1784, 1785 and 1789 marriages are 3 different men. They are not the same person and online trees are often not accurate when it comes to these marriages.

However I believe the most likely marriage of this Philip is the following:

G. 18 Jul 1784 North Molton to Catherine Painter (no marital status given - signed x)

No marital status is given for either and both signed x. The witnesses were Robert Stoneman and Phillip Pasmore. The latter is presumably Philip born in 1731 [3] in his role as parish clark rather than as a relative. On 13 Feb 1768, this Philip and his wife Diana/Dinah witnessed the marriage of the other witness here, Robert Stoneman, to Mary Priest at North Molton.

I have not researched how Philip's father John was related to the Pasmore family, but perhaps he was closely related to 3. Others will have to look into this as it is out my remit on just looking at the Philip Pasmores. 

Philip and Catherine had the following children: John 1784, Mary 1787, Robert 1789, Betty 1792, Philip 1798. He presumably named his eldest son John after his father.

John was baptised in October 1784, so Catherine was pregnant when they got married.

He is assumed to be the father of 20.

I have been unable to find a burial for him, but the burial of his wife Catherine appears to be in North Molton on 4 December 1820 aged 59.

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9. Bapt 10 Feb 1762 North Molton s/o John & Mary (sometimes incorrectly transcribed as 1761)

A Philip Pasmore is alive in the 1841 census aged 79 years (mistranscribed as 73) living at East Street, North Molton, with Philip Hoil and his family. I have not looked to see if Philip Hoil was related, but he could have been a nephew.

Philip Pasmore was buried at North Molton as Philip Passmore on 25 June 1843 aged 81 years. Both the age on the census and age on the burial seem to confirm he is the Philip baptised in 1762.

His occupation on the census is given as a weaver.

The fact he was a weaver seems to confirm that the below 1789 settlement document refers to him:

North Devon Record Office
1786-4/3/47
Settlement examination of Philip Passmore, weaver, now resident in N Molton - age c.10 he was a servant to Richard Passmore of N Molton - later had 5.5 years service with William Burgess of Rabbiscott in N Molton - then 3 months service with John Abbott in N Molton - went to work for William Kingdon of Thorverton for 3 months - later worked in George Nympton for 3 months before returning to N Molton for 6 months - joined RN on the Cumberland for 6.5 years before being paid off - since then has been in N Molton
Date:    1789

The dates given here of 5.5 years + 3 months + 3 months + 3 months + 6 months + 6.5 years is 13 years 3 months. We do not know how long he worked as a servant for Richard Passmore from aged 10, but we are looking at a man who was at least 23 years old in 1789 so born before c1766.

The occupation on this 1789 settlement as a weaver and the 1841 census as a weaver shows this to presumably be the same man. He presumably had to confirm his settlement despite being born in North Molton and that he had not received settlement anywhere else as he had been away with the navy for several years.

It therefore seems that his marriage is:

I. 4 Jan 1789 North Molton to Ann Watts (no marital status given - signed x)

No marital status is given, both were of the parish and both signed x. The witnesses were Thomas Slomcombe and P. Pasmore [3, presumably in his role as parish clark].

Ann Watts seems to have already has an illegitimate son James Watts baptised on 14 May 1786 and the baptism records 'James son of Ann Watts (basechild & pauper)'.

They had another son John Pasmore together on 7 Jun 1789 which shows she was pregnant when they married. John was buried aged 1 1/2 years on 27 December 1790 and was recorded as a pauper.

Ann presumably died before the 1841 census and it does not look like Philip married again before his death in 1843.

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10. Bapt 9 Jan 1763 Alwington s/o Richard & Susannah

This Philip Pasmore's marriage is:

H. 4 Feb 1785 South Molton to Mary Watkins or Willkins (no marital status given - signed x)

The marriage records he was 'late of parish of Alwington but now of this Parish, Husbandsman'. There is no marital status given for either and both signed x. The witnessses were Henry Seals & Richard Passmere (signed x).

They had one daughter Elizabeth in c1788 and parents and daughter were all alivein 1793 as they were named in a settlement examination, although I am not sure what parish they were then in.

North Devon Record Office: Volume of settlement examinations
Reference:    3054A/PO 8
Title:    North Devon Record Office: Volume of settlement examinations
Philip Passmore, soldier of the North Devon Militia, born in Alwington; also his wife Mary and child Elizabeth aged 5 February 1793

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11. Bapt 15 Dec 1770 North Molton s/o Philip & Diana

He was baptised on the same day as 12.

This Philip Pasmore was buried aged 20 on 19 October 1789.

The day before his burial his parents baptised their youngest child Philip after its late elder sibling.

He was the great grandson of 1, son of 3 and brother of 15.